MAES NEWS LETTER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS
A, James Ebel, Editor, Station WILL* Urbana, Ill,o
October 5, 1945
NAEB HOLDS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
TWENTY REPRESENT ATf VES FROM NAEB MEMBER STATIONS CONVENED IN THE MADI¬
SON Room of the LaSalle Hotel, September 17 and 13 for two days of pro¬
vocative DISCUSSION and exchange of ideas on educational broadcasting,,
When the meetings were concluded Tuesday afternoon, everybody in attend¬
ance AGREED THAT IT HAD BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONVENTIONS IN
YEARS*
The Monday morning session was given over to station reports. There
WERE MANY NEW AND INTERESTING PROGRAM IDEAS SUCH A S t (l) THE CURTIS
Childrens Program—prepared by the Curtis Publishing Company but a
VERY GOOO NON-COMMERCIAL CHILDRENS SHOW NEVERTHELESS (COLEMAN OF WKA^);
(2) Sowa Editors Program-lives, opinions, and philosophies of Iowa
NEWS 0 APER EDITORS COLLECTED BY THE JOURNAL«SM STAFF AND PREPARED INTO
A RADIO SCRIPT (MENZER WSU I ); (3) CHILDREN^ %SZ~~A REGULAR OUI7 SHOW
FOR CHILDREN WITH THE QUESTIONS BEARING ON GRAMMAR, LITERATURE, SPELL¬
ING, etc, (Menzer WSUl); (4) i Saw ? t Hap°en—a script on recent events
PREPARED FROM THE ACTUAL PUBLISHED WORK OF SOME ONE WHO WAS ON THE SPOT
WHEN THE EVENT TOOK PLACE, (MILLER KUOM ); (5) EnC -RE PROGRAM —A REPEAT
PERFORMANCE OF ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON THE STATION DURING THE WEEK,
(McCarty WHA)* There were many others reported which should be men¬
tioned HERE BUT LACK OF SPACE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF YE EDITOR’S NOTES
PREVENTS THEIR INCLUSION,
The REPORT ON BUDGETS WAS INTERESTING, MOST OF THE STA"IONS ARE EX¬
PANDING THEIR BUDGETS * SEVERAL WEFE ALMOST DOUBLED, WO I AND WKAR
ARE SPONSORING THEIR FOOTBALL BROADCASTS 0 WCHU TAKES OMME RC f A L PRO¬
GRAMS TO DEFRAY OPERATION EXPENSES IN ORDER TO FINANCE THEIR EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS., WHA PUT THRU A BUDGET ITEM OF OVER $70*000 FOR FM STATIONS
IN THE LAST HOURS OF THE LEGISLATIVE S£SSION--BILL HARLEY DID THE LOBBY¬
ING, WKAR gets Federal Ag 9 assistance for their budget* WNYC has no
BUDGET WORRIES AS LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO DO THE JOB,
Reports on the staffing of stations showed that stations reporting
OPERATED WITH SURPRISINGLY LARGE STAFFS, a LARGE PART OF MOST OF THE
OPERATING BUDGETS WERE FOR SALARIES AND IMAGES,
There seemed, from these station reports, to be an increasing trend to¬
ward ON THE SPOT PICKUPS FOR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTS, WHA KEEPS ITS
RECORDING TRUCK BUSY CONSTANTLY* WO I HAS A WIRE RECORDER FOR OUTSIDE
PICKUPS, WNYC GOES ALL OVER NEW YORK Cl TV %0 GET EDUCATIONAL AND CUL¬
TURAL PROGRAMS * W03(J MAKES MANY. MOBILE PICKUPS USING SHORTWAVE * SO
MUCH FOR THE STATION REPORTS 0
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October i, 3 945
The afternoon session was devoted to a discussion of FM Educational
STATIONS and FM OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS* PRACTICALLY ALL OF THE STATIONS
REPORTING INDICATED THAT THEY WERE CONTEMPLATING FM STATIONS IN THE
FUTUREo Some operators were very hot on FM as a medium for educational
BROADCAST 8 NG WHILE OTHERS WERE COOL BUT WERE PLANNING STATIONS ANYWAY
AS A PROTECTION AGAINST FUTURE CHANGES., ALL AGREED THAT THE STATIONS
SHOULD BE FULLY PROGRAMMED TO BE SUCCESSFULTHERE WAS CONSIDERABLE
DISCUSSION ON THE MERIT OF THE 40 - 15,000 CYCLE AUDIO FREQUENCY RE¬
SPONSE REQUIREMENT WITH NO CONCLUSIONS REACHED*
RepRESENTATI VES FROM RCA MANUFACTURING Co *, GENERAL ELECTRIC Co », AND
Gates American Corporation met in panel discussion on prospects for
NEW EQUIPMENT* THEY REPORTED THAT AUDIO EQUIPMENT WAS COMING ALONG
NICELY AND ONLY THE TRANSFORMER SITUATION WAS HOLDING UP FULL PRODUCTION
Deliveries would be slow on FM equipment and there is a large backlog
of orders None of the experts present could see high power FM EQUIP¬
MENT for several years.
The first part of the Tuesday morning session was devoted to a discuss¬
ion of Surplus Property Disposal* Carl Menzer explained the present
status of the efforts to obtain surplus raoio equipment for use by ed¬
ucational institutions. He and your eoitor are members of a committee
set up by the U,S, Office of Education to provide ways and me*ns to
CHANNEL THIS EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATION, MANY OF THE DIFFICULT PROBLEMS
WHICH THE PROJECT FACES WERE OUTLINED AND THE PREPARATION OF A MASTER
EQUIPMENT LIST BY THIS COMMITTEE WAS DESCRIBED, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE
DISCUSSION OF THE WHOLE TOPIC BY ALL PRESENT« On A MOTION BY NOVIK OF
WNYC THE NAEB PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
1, Menzer and Ebel be appointed as an NAEB Surplus Property
Committee*
2 All stations be instructed to prepare lists of needed
EQUIPMENT COPIES OF WHICH THEY WOULD PASS ALONG TO THE
ABOVE COMMITTEE*
3, • Expenses, if needed, be underwritten by the NAEB*
The second half of the morning ano part of the afternoon was spent in
a discussion of the clear channel problem* Hanna of WCHU explained
their stand and the basis for their appearance at the hearing Cole¬
man of WKAR, and Griffith of WOI did likewise* Ebel presented a plan
FOR ALLOCATING ALL EDUCATIONAL STATIONS TO CLEAR CHANNELS BY RESTRICT¬
ING CLEAR CHANNEL PROTECTION TO THE SAME VALUE AS REGIONAL CHANNEL PRO¬
TECTION, The ALLOCATIONS HAD A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING BUGS AND WAS ONLY
PRESENTED TO PROVIDE SOME STARTING POINT FOR DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM,
Hanna countered with Prof* Smithes clear channel proposal which makes
LOTS OF SENSE, THE OUTCOME OF ALL THE HEATED DISCUSSION WHICH FOLLOWED
WAS THE Clear Channel Resolution, a copy of which you have already re¬
ceived* Furthermore the president was instructed to appoint one of
THE MEMBERS OF THE CLEAR CHANNEL COMMITTEE TO APPEAR FOR THE ORGANIZA¬
TION AT THE COMING CLEAR CHANNEL HEARINGS*
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October I, 1945
The reminder of Tuesday afternoon—after the clear channel smoke had
CLEARED A WA Y*~ —WAS DEVOTED TO A BUSINESS MEETING* THE FOLLOWING SLATF.
OF OFFICERS WAS NOMINATED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND UNANIMOUSLY
ELECTED«
President
Frank E* Schooley, WILL
Uni VERS!TY OF ILLINOIS
Urbana, Illinois
VICE-PRESIDENT
Allen Miller, KOAC
Oregon State System of Higher Education
Corvallis, Oregon
Treasurer
W „ I » Griffith, WOI
Iowa State College
Ames, Iowa
Executive Committee
R, d , Coleman, WKAR
John W* Dunn, WNAD
Richard B* Hull, WOI
Carl H* Menzer, WSUI
di!M Miles, WBAA
M .» So NoVS K, WNYC
Executive Secretary
A o James Ebel, WILL
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
A proposal by John W* Ouimn for a suitable plaque to indicate NAEB member¬
ship was referred to the Executive Committee because of a lack of time
FOR DISCUSSION OF THE PROJECT*
Carl Menzer set forth the necessity for coordinated planning for State
FM Networks if they are ro work together on an interstate basis and if
INTERFERENCE IS TQ PREVENTED* a CONFERENCE OF STATE NET PLANNERS
WAS SUGGESTED, It WAS DECIDED THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD HANDLE THIS
MATTER AND TRY TO ARRANGE FOR SUCH A CONFERENCE THRU CONTACT WITH THE
FCC and the U„S* Office of Education* The reports of the treasurer,
THE SECRETARY, AND THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE WERE ACCEPTED WITH THANKS*
The over-packed agenda did not allow for a report by Morrie Novik (WNYC)
.of his European Radio Tour so by informal agreement the convention was
EXTENDED BEYOND THE CLOSING T (I ME TO HEAR THIS REPORT *
Based upon his recent tour of the ETO which included all the major
European capitals and broadcasting stations, Mr c Novik declared that
’’The program schedules of a great many European broadcasting systems are
at their weakest, and ii n the poorest condition as regards imagination,
interest, and audience appeal due to the very small budgets allotted for
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October I, 1945
PROGRAMMING o" ’’HOWEVER, 1 ' NOVIK WENT ON, "EOUCATI ONAL, UNIVERSITY, AND
STATE-OWNED RADIO STATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO LEARN
from the European stations,"
In attendance at the convention were: Bob Coleman* WKAR; Carl Menzer,
WSUI; Burton Holmberg, KUOM; Hunnington Miller, KUOM; I * Keith Tyler,
WOSU; John Henderson, WBAA; Armon Bonney, WSU!; M*C* Jensen, WCALf F* E,
Schooley, WILL; A,J, Ebel, WILL; John Stiehl, WHA; H,B* McCarty, WHA;
Bill Harley, WHA; Mrs, Grover, WCHU; Mike Hanna, WCHU; WJ. Griffith,
WOI ; Oick Hull, WOf; Prof, Webb, KUOM; Prof. Rook, KFJM; Morris Novik,
WNYC o
ABBOT R£ n ORTS IN
Here is a letter from Waldo Abbot explaining his absence from the con¬
vention?
Dear Jim:
| WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR KSNQNESS IN GIVING ME ADViCE ON
WHAT STUDIOS TO SEE IN PREPARATION FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION OF STUDIOS AT
the University of Michigan. II went off with the architects and visited
WGY making a very thorough study of their AM, FM and television studios
At 6bs in N ev .. York, we were taken through the studio building and saw
THEIR TRANSMITTER FOR FM AND THE CONTROL ROOM„ NBC EVEN SHOWED US
STUDIOS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THERE DIDN 8 T/ KNOW ABOUT; ES¬
PECIALLY ON THAT IS THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
Eo Content at WOR conducted us through three new studios that
THEY ARE BUILDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THEIR BUILDING, He HAS REALLY
MADE A STUDY OF ACOUSTICS AND THE SHAPES OF SOME OF THE STUDIOS GIVE
ME THE HEEBY-JEEBIES, BUT THEY REACT ALRIGHT ON SOUND. L ESLIE JOY
DOWN AT KYW WAS WONDERFUL,, He EVEN TURNED OVER TO US ALL THE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THEIR STUDIO BUILDING. WE SAW NOT ONLY STUDIOS
AND CONTROL ROOMS, BUT AIR CONDITI ON ING»--LOTS OF INFORMATION,
! EXPECT THAT THEY WILL TEAR DOWN MORRIS HALL VERY EARLY IN
1946 AND CONSTRUCT THE NEW §ERVICE BUILDING. UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING
FACILITIES WILL BE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THIS NEW STRUCTURE AND WILL
INCLUDE FOUR STUDIOS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH WILL BE 28 X 40; THREE STUDIO
CONTROL ROOMS AND A MASTER CONTROL; OFFICE AND RECEPTION ROOM FOR ME;
CONTINUITY ROOM AND A SCRIPT ROCMJ MUSIC LIBRARY AND SOUND EFFECT ROOM;
AND A LARGE LOBBY IN THe MEANTIME THE UNIVERSITY IS CONSTRUCTING TWO
STUDIOS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH IN ANGELL HALL WHICH WILL BE TEM¬
PORARY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD FOR THE BROADCASTING OF OUR PRO¬
GRAMS-, We ARE PROGRESSING AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE UNDER THE PM CON¬
STRUCTION Permit, but are being held VP by change in the transmitter
SITE AND BY LACK OF EOUIPMENT o
There 8 s some news for your letter. Sorry i didn^t get to the
Chicago meeting, but 1 expect to get a report on it from you.
Cordially yours,
Waldo Abbot
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PLANS AN FM STATION
Doctor Nicholas Murray Butler has announced that Columbia University
PLANS TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN FREQUENCY MODULATION RADIO STATION* THE
RETIRING PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY SAID IT WAS PLANNED TO BROADCAST
EVENING COURSES IN SCHIENCE, SOC«OLOGY, HISTORY, LANGUAGES AND INTER¬
NATIONAL AFFIARSo
SCHOOL BROADCAST COMMENCE PROGRAM SET
—.— - —-■—•——■—-—■ “ ——' *
A FULL TWO OAY PROGRAM FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL SCHOOL BROADCAST CONFERENCE
HELD iN CH 5 CAGO OCTOBER 22 AND 23 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FEATURED WILL
BE THREE CLASS ROOM DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS WITH HERVEY AlLEN, AUTHOR
of ’’Anthony Adverse”, Malcome Clare, radio story teller, and Frank
Ernest Hill, writer, commentator, and moderator as guest speakers, a
JOINT SESSION OF THE ILLINOIS R,T,A„ AND THE ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF
Women 4 s Clubs Radio Chairmen will be held Monday afternoon* Also that
afternoon there will be a demonstration of Frequency Modulation Broad¬
casting DIRECT FROM THE CONFERENCE *
Luncheons are planned for both days with outstanding speakers scheduled*
The Tuesday session will be devoted largely to w/ork study groups and
THE FINAL OPEN MEETING* A NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS HAVE SCHEDULED SPACE
FOR PRESENTATION OF NEW MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND IDEAS* THE SBC MEETS
at the Morrison*
DURR CRITIZES COMMERCIALS
Federal Communications Commissioner Clifford Durr sharply criticized
RADIO COMMERCIALS* OURR EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT RADIO IS BECOMING
PREOOMINANTLY AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM AND ASSERTED THAT PROGRAM PRODUCTION
IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY ADVERTISERS AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES*
Said Ourr: ’’News of the greatest importance is sometimes overwhelmed
and DEPRIVED OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE BY THE COMMERCE ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH
PRECEDE, INTERRUPT AND FOLLOW/ IT*” AND HE ADDED THAT SOME BROADCASTERS
FIGHT AGAINST THIS TREND EUT THEIR BATTLE IS AN UPHILL ONE *
Durr made the statements in an address to the Christ Church Forum in
New/ York*
WILL STAFF CHANGES
LANSON Fo DEMMING, MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF WILL FOR THE PAST SIX Y£>RS "V3
RESIGNED THIS POSITION TO GO TO HOUSTON, TEXAS AS MINISTER OF V 51C AT
Sr. Paul’s Methodist Church* Tens is a grand advancement for l and
THE BEST V/ISHES OF ALL OF THE WAEBeRS GO 'WITH HIM
George Sharp has been appointed Educational Program Director r: the-
STATION. This 3S a NEW' position created to improve AND broaden : HE
SCOPE OF WILL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTS* MR. SHARP COMES f ROM *" H ~
Summer Radio Institution at Northwestern and has had wide experience
IN THE FIELD OF DRAMA*
Margot Morris, formerly of wha and more recently of WDW3, has
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October I , I!945
PLATED I N CHARGE OF THE WILL CONTINUITY DEPARTMENT* FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ArMEDA KOIVSSTO IN THE PREPARATION OF
MUSICAL SCRIPTS AND IN THE REORGANIZATION OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY TO IN¬
CLUDE a Theasarus Transcription service. Miss Koivisto is leaving this
MONTH TO CONTINUE HER STUDV OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
GEORGIA TECH MUST OPERATE OWN STATION
The Communications Commission proposes to deny a renewal of license to
Georgia Tech’s Radio Station WGST, Atlanta, unless the operators break
connections with the Southern Broadcasting Stations, Snc*
Announcing its proposed decision on the stations application fop renewal
OF LICENSES, THE COMMISSION SAID IT HAD FOUND A RENEWAL H WOULD NCI SERVE
THE PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY," THE COMMISSION PROPOSED
TO DENY THE APPLICATION "WITHOUT PREJUDICE*"
The station was given 90 days in which to submit a new application for
A CONSTRUCTION PERM 1T AND LICENSE TO OPERATE ON ITS SAME FREQUENCY OF
920 KILOCYCLES*
The new application* the Commission said, must show that "No further
EFFECT IS GIVEN TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND
the Southern Broadcasting Stations, Inc 0 w
The agreements, the Commission said, were contrary to the Communications
Act and incompatible with operation of the station i n the public interest
Since the decision >s not yet final, a commission spokesman said the
station may continue to operate and may ask for oral argument to REVIEW
THE COMM* SS»on®S PROPOSED DECISION*
THIS AND THAT
M0RRIE NOVIK SAYS THAT THE T PE RECORDER HE HEARD IN EUROPE IS SO FAR
SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY THAT THERE IS NO COMPARISON
WO I I IKES THEIR RESULTS FROM THEIR WIRE RECORDER » *WILL HAS JUST STARTED
USING THEIR NEW WIRE RECORDER AND.ARE GETTING SATISFACTORY RESULTS ON
SPEECH* * « « , * V E CHANGED THE MIKE AND TRIMMED UP THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT FOR
DUBBING PURPOSES* o ° THE NEW RCA FM RECEIVER CIRCUIT SOUNDS ! NT F.. E ST¬
ING . ... ANDREW HaMMERSCHM! DT, FORMER CHIEF ENGINEER FOR WOSU, WAS DUE OF
TWO NBC TELEVISION ENGINEERS STRANDED iN THE EMPIRE STATE BU ILD; Ki DUR¬
ING THE RECENT ELEVATOR STft I KE •.•. .HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR TRANSMIT- MO
EQUIPMENT BACK UP to PREWAR POWER YET?., , . * * If YOU WANT 10 MONKEY - L-Nt
V5;J TH FIGURES THAT MEANS A 25$ INCREASE IN POWER. .‘UNFORTUNATE LY A ‘ 5f ■
INCREASE IN POWER DOESN * T MEAN MUCH AS FAR AS THE LISTENERS ARE MC1RNEO
boy does that return to standard time hit us daytime oper dps
lx THE V£CK ....Mm for war TIME THE YEAR AROUND—CAN 4 T EVEN GET :*:•••• DONE
AROUND the house with that sun going down so soon,.. The tube j e
Pdally SCRATCHING their HEADS TO COME up WITH SOMETHING FOR HIGH PO-iR
A1 |Q( yjEQACYCLES. . * . • .WHEN THE Y 00 j BE T YOU WON 1 T REC£ 5NIZ H • ’
A e A PA*:!0 tube* ...The FCO monitoring program to determine PRO pa V n
characteristics at the high frequencies closed OCT0 3-.F I .. • R “
BE a REPORT AVAILABLE TN SC VERAL WEEKS WHICH SHOULD *•>' ?’Y i nte
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SNG,».o oCaRL MENZER COMMENTED ON SOME OF THE MEASUREMENTS AT TmE fOWA
City monitor* ng station during our convention FM oi scus.s i ons .Clear
Channel data from youse guys is com < ng in too slow* <?eno in the in¬
formation ASKED FOR IN CARL * S LETTER PRONTO* . * . «NOTE ALSO THAT YOU HAVE
AN EQUIPMENT LIST TO PREPARE FOR THE SURPLUS PROPERTY COMMITTEE* PUT
YOUR CHIEF ENGINEER TO WORK ON THE JOB; HE IS JUST A LAZY BUM WI TH
NOTHING TO DO ANYWAY * (TO MY BROTHER ENGINEERS: FO R THE ABOVE DIS¬
GRACE, I WILL HARI-KARI ON THE TOP OF OUR 325 FOOT TOWER AT LOCAL SUN¬
SET tomorrow*) Sorry to hear that Jim Miles was hospital zed nd couldn t
ATTEND THE CONVENTION,, BROTHER HENDERSON DSD A SWELL JOB FOR BAA
BUT WE MISSED JlM GLAD TO REPORT THAT HE »S OK NOW** « * •CAN YOU IMAGINE
ANY ORGANIZATION PROPAGATING A SHEET LIKE THIS BY REAPPOINTING YOUR
HUMBLE EDITOR? All GOES TO SHOW YOU W'HA T A SEVERE MANPOWER SHORTAGE
WILL DO*
LAST F LAS Hi CL CAR CHANNEL HEARING POSTPONED A^AIN
The Federal Commun i cat sons Commission has just postponed from 0 C t O 3er
23rd to January Kth a hearing to consider changes in Clear Channel
Broadcasting*
The Commission also denied the petition of the Clear Channel Broadcast¬
ing Service for an indefinite postponement of the hear ng*
In a statement, the Commission said its engineering committees cannon-
complete the Clear Channel survey before January*
The hearing was ordered last February 20th to determine what changes,
if any, should be made in the present policies for allocating so-called
♦’Clear Channels’* in the standard radio broadcast band 0
At that time the Commission said {, A re-examination of present Clear
Channel allocations is necessary since commission studies reveal there
are still large areas within the United States which receive no radio
SERVICE AT ALL DURING DAYTIME HOURS AND NO PRIMARY RADIO SERV E AT
NIGHT,"
| n ADDITION, THE COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED MANY APPLICATIONS TO OPERATE
ADDITIONAL STATIONS ON CLEAR CHANNELS AND TO USE POWER IN EXCESS OF
50,000 WATTS, THE MAXIMUM NOW PERMITTED A CLEAR CHANNEL STATION,
A clear channel is defined as *qne on WHICH the DOMINANT stat u cr
STATIONS RENDER SERVICE OVER W!OE AREAS AND WHICH ARE CLEAR OF OBJECT¬
IONABLE INTERFERENCE WITHIN THEIR PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS AND OVR ALL
OR A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THEIR SECONDARY SERVICE AREA*
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clear channel resolution :
The National Association of Educational Broadcasters,
ASSEMBLED AT CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 17-18, 1945, RESOLVED TO SUBMIT
to the Federal Communications Commission its position 'aith
relation to the pending Clear Channel heaping*
I , tN ITS REVIEW of* THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED AT THIS
hearing, the Commission is urged to consider the unique public
SERVICES RENDERED 8V THE EOUCATI NAL AND NON-PROFIT RADIO STAT¬
IONS OF THE COUNTRY,
A STUDY OF THE RECORD OF THESE STATIONS MUST RE¬
VEAL THE TYPE OF SERVICE V'HICH IS NOT DUPLICATED BY ANY OTHER
GROUP OF STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, THEIR OPERATION IS TRULY
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY*.
2o The Association urges that the Commission seriously
CONSIDER THE CONTENTION THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC SET VICE MUST
PREVAIL OVER THE TRADITIONAL YARDSTICK OF THE PROTECTION OF UN¬
REASONABLE COVERAGE «.
3, The resources of America 9 s leading educational
I NS I TUT I ONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL v YET THE BROADCAST FAC¬
ILITIES OF THESE STATIONS ARE AT THIS TIME SO LIMITED IN TERMS
OF PjDY'ER, FREQUENCY AND HOURS OF OPERATION TR A T ONLY A PORTION OF
THE AVAILABLE SERVICE IS BE i-NG BROADCAST .
4 3 Our members are ready and, because of years of
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE, ARE ABLE TO CARRY ON AN EXPANDED RADIO SERVICE,
The National Association of educational Broadcasters
,; s*. OL C 7 f J L L * URGES THAT THE RULES REGARDING CLEAR CnAMNLL OPERA¬
TION BE REVISED, REVISION SHOULD BE SUCH THAT FULL-TIME OPERATION,
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SUFFICIENT nOV“E;R, AND IMPROVED FACILITIES 8E MADE POSSIBLE IN
OROER TO PROVIDE AOEOUATE SERVICE TO LISTENERS IN THOSE AREAS
V'HfCH THE EDUCATIONAL STATIONS SHOULD RIGHTFULLY SERVE,,
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